Wednesday, June 20, 2012

There Went A 'War'

Yesterday's news reported today:

The New York Times
My Alerts: Palestine
June 20, 2012 12:38 AM
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West Bank Mosque Is Set Ablaze and Vandalized
By JODI RUDOREN and KHALED ABU AKER
A West Bank mosque was burned and vandalized early on Tuesday, with graffiti warning in Hebrew of a "war" over the impending evacuation of the Jewish settlement of Ulpana.
Full Story:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/20/world/europe/west-bank-mosque-is-set-ablaze-and-vandalized.html?emc=tnt&tntemail1=y


Today's news today:

Ulpana residents agree to voluntary evacuation
By TOVAH LAZAROFF
06/20/2012
Outpost residents say agreement preventing forced evacuation comes after PMO pledges to build 300 homes in Beit El settlement.

and

Ulpana residents consent to eviction
Itamar Fleishman
Residents of contested Beit El neighborhood agree to government plan; settlement to get 300 new housing units


Not quite the paper of record.

Operative conclusion: the 'price tag' people were outside agitators and/or provocateurs.

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